Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Committee v. MacDonald

HUG, Circuit Judge:

In this action, the plaintiffs sought an injunction to prevent the Nevada Labor Commissioner from enforcing a provision of the Nevada prevailing wage statutes for state public works. The statutes require that employers contracting for construction on public works projects for any public body in the state agree to pay the prevailing wages in the county in which the public work is located. The statute provides an exemption for apprentice programs approved by the Nevada State Apprenticeship Council, but does not allow such exemption for apprenticeship programs approved by the…